Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice, of law, of order—in short, of government.

No one has ever written or painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell.

遇宠辱而不惊则肝自宁，或动或静只要慎重则心自静，饮食有所节制则脾自安，调节呼吸少言语则肺自保全，淡泊少欲则肾气自足。

作家必须是他或她时代的见证者，必须见证世界的不公和苦难。